CENTA 📈 Central Garden & Pet A - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US1535272058

CENTA: Pet Food, Pet Accessories, Lawn Care, Garden Supplies

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, e-commerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. Web URL: https://www.central.com

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CENTA Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 2,319m
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Packaged Foods
GiC Sub-Industry Household Products
IPO / Inception 1993-07-15

CENTA Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 15.6%
Fundamental 43.2%
Dividend -
Rel. Strength Industry -108
Analysts 5/5
Fair Price Momentum 31.74 USD
Fair Price DCF 170.83 USD

CENTA Dividends

No Dividends Paid

CENTA Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 77.3%
Growth Correlation 12m -55.1%
Growth Correlation 5y 30.7%
CAGR 5y 7.21%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 0.38
Sharpe Ratio 12m -0.10
Alpha -23.99
Beta 0.77
Volatility 30.54%
Current Volume 1500.9k
Average Volume 20d 380.8k
What is the price of CENTA stocks?
As of December 21, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 33.82 with a total of 1,500,904 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.59%, over one month by +5.56%, over three months by +3.02% and over the past year by -1.36%.
Is Central Garden & Pet A a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Central Garden & Pet A (NASDAQ:CENTA) is currently (December 2024) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 43.18 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of CENTA as of December 2024 is 31.74. This means that CENTA is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -6.15%.
Is CENTA a buy, sell or hold?
Central Garden & Pet A has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefor, it is recommend to buy CENTA.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for CENTA stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, CENTA Central Garden & Pet A will be worth about 34.4 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 33.82. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +1.63%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 42 24.2%
Analysts Target Price 40 18.3%
ValueRay Target Price 34.4 1.6%